English

Alternative forms

• Ma'at

Proper noun

Maat

1. An Ancient Egyptian goddess, the personification of truth, order, and righteousness, symbolized by a feather.

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Mart (less common)

Etymology

From Latin mercātus (compare German Markt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːt/

Noun

Maat m ‎(plural Määt)

1. (most dialects) market

   Op dem Maat stonn die Buure.

   The farmers are standing in the marketplace.

German

Etymology

Via German Low German from Middle Low German māt, māte, whence also English mate. See there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːt/
• Homophone: Mahd
• Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

Maat m ‎(genitive Maats or Maates, plural Maate or Maaten)

1. (nautical) mate (naval non-commissioned officer)
2. (nautical, Germany) a naval rank, “OR5” on the NATO rank scale

Declension

Derived terms

• Obermaat

English

Noun

maat ‎(plural maats)

1. (South Africa, slang) mate; buddy
   • 2007, William Higham, The Hammarskjold Killing (page 226)

     A lot of my maats went west.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːt

Etymology 1

From older mate, which still exists in parallel with this form. From Middle Dutch mate, from Old Dutch *māta, from Proto-Germanic *mētō.

Noun

maat f ‎(plural maten, diminutive maatje n)

1. size, measure.

Derived terms

Related terms

• meten

Etymology 2

Noun

maat m ‎(plural maten or maats, diminutive maatje n)

1. mate, buddy
2. shipmate etc.

Derived terms

• maatschap
• maatschappij

Related terms

• mattie

Finnish

Noun

maat

1. plural of maa

Volapük

Noun

maat ‎(plural maats)

1. (nautical) mast

Declension